U.S. v. AMADOR-LEAL

No. 01-10037.

276 F.3d 511 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marino AMADOR-LEAL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 9, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sigmund G. Popko, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Phoenix, Arizona, for the defendant-appellant.

Georgia B. Ellexson, Chief, Appellate Section, United States Attorney's Office, Phoenix, Arizona, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: FERNANDEZ, RYMER, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.


RYMER, Circuit Judge:

Marino Amador-Leal appeals his conviction and sentence pursuant to a guilty plea on one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The magistrate judge did not explain the potential immigration consequences of Amador-Leal's conviction when the plea was taken. The question presented here is whether immigration consequences are collateral, as we held in Fruchtman v. Kenton,

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